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2016-263, Plane
Panel Raising Plane (NC-716)
2016-263, Plane

Panel Raising Plane (NC-716)

Dateca. 1720-1753
Maker Francis Nicholson
OriginAmerica, Massachusetts, Wrentham
MediumWood, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 12 5/8" Height: 2 1/8" Thickness: 2 5/16"
Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund
Object number2016-263
DescriptionPlane of standard rectangular bench plane shape with a skewed throat and top discharge. Sole is flat and beveled towards the integral fence while the opposite bottom edge serves as the integral depth stop. The stout tote is offset to the right and sits in a mortise behind the throat secured with a nail. The top and side edges of the body have flat chamfers that terminate with lamb’s tongue cuts. Fitted with a sharpened skewed blade and a skewed round-topped wedge.
MarkingsF*NICHOLSON / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM